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MUNICIPAL MAT'lESt.
rfmant t, Jdohn siolelda ai* lnlm That titer
Are 1mp1Oed Ulsen.
The tsubje of ,ad toils, which has been
rimtbed to frequently, dame up again yester
day, this lime in the (ehape of a pel5t
eia to the Oity Coneoil from the people
LtId alongt the Bayoti at, John, between
mpiade street and the Marigny canalt If all
SM.lets related in the petition are true, the
goea people of the loeality have certdinly been
I aposed upon outrageously. Thls is what they
elrlim: that formerly the toll gate of the Old
eaald shell troad was established at the Marigny
cranal, Which gave them aseess to their homes
without paying tolls on their animals or wagons.
nIbesequently, when Mr. Riviere Gardre became
preeident of the eanal company, the toll gate
keeper, being of a thrifty dispoeltson, acquired a
piles of property at the Junction of the road and
aphlanade street, and for convenienee sake
wished to transfer the toll gate to that point.
Mie wish was complied with, but eonditiloned that
these people living on the borer of the bayou as
o teown as Mearigny canal should not be
.uarged toll for ptsling the gate. The canal
had eroad eventally got tinder the control of a
agOw leoltpr of which Mr Loties nagnet was
14slde[, maters contutinluig satleshtobry until
tl ittreverted to the id CaOnal Company,
with Mr. , lor as president. Petitioners now
hrate that a (ol. Newell, who is the toll gate
-eeper, ha snlues the reversion exacted a tol on
allraimnal and vehicles going through the gate,
ray tea cents for animalse ad twentyglve cents
f vehitlee each way), and will continue to do so
mens some relief in afforded by the Counell.
attioners further allege that they have ad,
rensed previous city administrations on the nub
ject but that their petitions never received any
Th petition on thil occasion was referred to
e OIt Attorney. It does look iard at frst
glance that the people living within the points
m tioned, who are geherslly poor, shoild be
bjeeted to such heavy toll-even though the
law may not be on their aide-to use a few huna
dred yards of a shell toad which, by the way, has
at fo many years been regtatkble for Its adap.
datity as a thorotughfare,
lea d . t AND WSEe lTORaM.
We turveyor d'Hlemeeourt last
evita sijeet of the prevailing equinoes
i.al e, .etneeourt sald that although
the levees i trear of the city are not under his
teftiol, he ha been Watching them closely in or
der to avelt danger. As late as last evening he
a t apprehkensiona of any break, except posei.
y a.t one point, at the dyke of the tell
le.P ladng the waters from the Bien
r eAraiinng machine Itao the Orleats
atclen oaaa which Is weak, the woodwork of
dye. hanglii been burnt to the waterlevel
mad a t earth-tmleud remaining arbove
do kep a it h water from rstingl out.
r. dr, nurt says that hr made a report
oun thjet I about two months ago, but noth
tla adne to itre.gthen the point. In case
Sad-beak here it will endanger all that
S of the city between the two
L sal. The Surveyor, however,
t a should the storm continue with the
same violence, that there will be breaks in the
avlgation canals and has prepared himself for
an agergen, leeoruinit to ir. d'flemecourt's
rain , there fell % inches of rain from
o'eola on Monday morning until U o'clook on
T ly ww orning.
uBaYmBMu AND WISASrVMI.
Yesterday afternoh he paid a visit to the levees
and wharves of the Third District. He found
that the wharf at Post No. 2a had withstood the
storm of the previous night very well, and wee
tainrmed by the master of the French vessel
oored Lt th wharft that it was very 'stlsfactory,
n t had received a very severe test about four
lak in the morning.
As to the break in the levee In front of the At
8tant. Press, Deputy 8urveyer lille eayr that it
wa not a cave sooteloned by the ordinatr cur
epat of the river, but a washing of the bank con
a.~clOnt pon the stormn. Blewhere in the
.e lc ps this break Ie referred to more par.
l on the subject of the river front, we
tefer our readers to the onfoial proceedings of
the City Oouncil, which contain the correspond.
eaes between Administrator Oavanae and Bur
aveor d'llemeeourt regrrding the construction of
the whrves of the Thitd District,
MUNICIPAL NOTE..
co.ot.a sALOo.x-a-*ErVATORs -A DDl.rucr RAIL
ROAD.
OtiUsas on Ohartree street petition the Councll
not to permit the reopening of the concert sa
loon on Chartres street, between Toulouse and
St. LouIs. They charge that the nuisance is
threatened to be reinaugurated by its former
proprietor, M. houby, under somebody else's
name.
Measrs. Wilson and Butler have changed their
mind about the establishment of elevators and
carriers along the steamboat landing. They asy
that to establish stationary engines, eto., will
atail the expense of rutting into the wharves,
whloh will be too costly an experiment. They
sow ank to be permitted to try their experiment
with portable enginte.
The Council yesterday onnclnded to declare
defunct the incomnplete railroad on Carondelet
street from Oarrollton to Eighth street, and has
ordered the removal f the ratile and oroeties in
order that the street may be put in traveling
order.
THE FOURTH AND FOUnTIlNT'ru.
The communioalatlon of Major LeOardear, of
the Orlsns Btegiment of Artillery, eking that
the City share in the expenses incurred by the
egaiment in celebrating the 4th of July and the
Ith of september was acted upon promptly by
the 0ouneil, who, on motion of Administrator
esfftrey appropriated 5iS, the sum asked for,
to defray ae expense of firing sallntee on those
MTATE INDUSTRY.
eettagl or the earel of supervisors of
the Ltcutaina Srate Universlty
suE Agr.c.ltural C·olleige.
The Board of 8apervtoors of the Louisiana
State University and Agrliultural and Mechan
teal College met yesterday in the Governor's
private ooe, Goev. Nicholls, ex-oaloio president,
La the chair, and a quoram present
The Govoor, after olling the Board to order,
stated that the meeting was called with the uno
daertanding that the Injunotion taken against the
Board would havy before this time been dissolved,
as a motion to dissolve had been filed. The case
had been fixed for Monday, but
HAD EN PORTPONItED,
sid the Governor, until next Monday.
Dr. Ryland inquired if there wae any probabil
Sty that the question would be decided before the
return of Judge Rogers. He had understood
that Judge Tissot, who had lIsued the injuno.
Ken, would prefer that the question shoald be de
sed by Jadge Rogers.
Gov. Nicholls said that if there was anything
-i the qusotlon of that kind he would telegraph
Jaudge Roger to return at once.
Mr. Harris, chairman of the committee ap.
pointed on the course of study, etc., reported
that he had some twenty-aix different catalogaes
which he had exammned. He had not, however,
met and consulted with the other membersof the
committee, but would do so and make a report if
the board adjonrned over antil another day, and
wold therefore merely report progress.
Mr. Bountree, chairman of the committee ap
pointed to
uLss THE AOBICULTetAL FARM,
reported that he had received twenty-eight bids
or applieations from parties desiring to rent the
nagricltural farm, and one or two persons had
atd that they were anxious to arrange mat
' '-*e .tay could take possemsion, e had not
opened these ap p&aobN, hesa uid, but would
do se,
ov, ieholle temarkted that several gentle
men had Salled to see hint about the matter of
renting the propert but they thought the ad,
vertleLatent Wa ihtdeanitel? worded, and Sotld
not, therefore, understand the provisione of the
orposed lease. They did not knoW whether
they could lease all of the property together or
whether they must
tARE d(IRTAIN PORTIO8e,
Mr. Itountree thought it would be the best
plan to rent the place to one perseo and permit
him to sublet it if he wanted to,
Gov. Nicholle stated that he thought some of
the bids would be found to be from those who
wanted to lease the place with the privilege of
Mr btttntree said he would give the bidders to
understand that the proposals made
Wn.R iO4T VlrlAL.
Dr. Riland inquired it the injunctlon covered
the leasing of the property. "We must," he sad,
"pay the person In eharge now if that was the
oase. He was reeeiving a large salary now."
The Governor replied that he did not so under
stand it,
Dr. Bylatnd thought that in that event the
Board should obtain poseesnslo.
Gen. Brent then offered a resolution, whteh
was adopted settina forth that notiies duly at
thentiested by the President and Secretary of the
Board of aupertisors be served upon all parties
holding in theik possesilon property, money or
tcredit, belonging to the Louisiana sate Uuiver
sity and Agricultaura and Mecha.ical Oollege;
that the Board of Stpuervisors of the Luisiana
State University and Agroltterat and Meeanialt
Joliege was new organised with Franeis '. NMch.
oils, overnor, as president, and notifying al!
parties that they be required at once to pay over
all monet or property in his or their possession to
the board.
Gov, Nicholls stated that it had been sug
gested that notice be given that the bonds be
long.Ig to the University be presented to the
BoI'f Liquidation for htading, There was
h a, a question of law to be considered
. c ,'ll Woutld come up for discussion tomorrow
(to-day). He was under the impression at first
that there was a ogndltion or provision in the
origlltI donation by the United States which
would prevent such funding, but he had since
enomined the act No. 818, approved March 8t
1827, with a subsequent State law, act No. 189 or
1887, and could not see that there was any such
provision.
Without disposing of the question the board
adjourned until to-day at 12 m.
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
THEi COfMlMInt.el REPORT AND THE
WEEisPIRM I 4tEUC'1TION.
A Complete Resumte Of the IReuetleon
and a "Kick" fron the Assistant
Jlanitrs.
Collector King yesterday received from Wash.
ington, in pamphlet form, the report of the
New Orlease Custom-Honse Pommission, pub.
limbed weeks ago by the DemoonAT, from which
it is seen that prior to the Commission's organiss
tion the pay rolls of the customs department
showed in all 987 men employed at salaries
amounting in the aggregate to $201,845, and the
reductions
IN MEN ANbD ALAuErS
proposed by the commission and ordered by the
Seeretary of the Treasury reduced the force to
167 men, whose annual salaries footed up 184,865.
In the collector's office proper, twelve persons
employed, received $22,400; the reduction making
it but seven (at $10,500; naval office redoeed
from nine men at $14,840 to six men at $10,020;
surveyor's office five men at 01640 to three men
at 08020, this not including salary of surveyor or
naval offoer, as they are paid by fees and do not
recelve a stipulated salary. The cashier's office
reduced from three men at $5800 to two at 04300.
Entry of merchandise from six men at $8700 to
four at 85520. Bond clerks from two at $2600 to
one at $1600. Auditor's office from sixteen at
$.1,800 to ten at $14,620. Appraiser's office from
twenty-seven at $88,500 to nineteen at $24,280.
Weighers and gaugers from eighteen at $17.100
to fourteen at $14,100. Storekeepers from twenty
at $20,720 to twelve at $13,480. Inspectors from
eighty-four at $70,083 to slaty-seven at $58,145.
MIsBCLLANEIOU5 EMPTLOTE,
from eighteen at $14,060, to fifteen at 87200.
In the "miscellaneous" list was included one
janitor, six assistant janitors, whose combined
salaries amounted to $2600, the commission re
commending a decrease of their salaries from
$400 to $300 each, and increasing the number to
eight .assistants, and upon that the assislantt
have addressed a p4ttiio
TO OOttLCiton aIte,
in which they say they "do most earnestly and
respectfully ask for an increase of our pay, as it
is almost impossible for us to maintain ourselves
and families upon the present small salary of
twenty-five dollars a month." They add:
"We honestly believe that the labor performed
by an is equal to that performed by any ether
cless of laborers in your department, We also
see by the last "Register" of the Treasury De
partment the assistant Janitors at the port of
Chicago received 0720 per annum; at Buffalo,
$060A at Philadelphia, $720; at Richmond, $710;
at Iobile, $600; at Louisville, $600; at Detroit,
$720' at Oleveland, $720; at Providence, $720; at
La brosse, 0600. The condition in which we
have kept the first, second and third floors of the
building since our appointment warrants us in
the belief that our petitions will be favorably
considered by you. For which we humbly pray,
etc."
In looking over the vast reduction made by the
commission, which is twenty.five per cent in the
working fbroe, the Collector seems to think, and
very properly, too, that it is too large, and that
business will
BE INT. RFIERED WITH
by the sweeping reductions as soon as the busy
season commences, which will be within two
weeks.
The Oollector is of the opinion that his own
recommendation for a fifteen per cent reduction
was amply sufficient, and would not have serious
ly interfered with Ibusiness even at the busiest
season.
Yellow Fever at quarantine.
According to dlspa.ohee received last night by
Dr. Choppin, President of the Board of Health,
there are now five vesels at Quarantine station
with the infectton on board. Dr. Finney reports
two deaths on Monday from the fever, and the
steamship Margaret had just arrived from Ha
vana with other cases on board. The steamer
was of course detained, and all the sick trans.
ferred to the hospital at the station.
Police Board.
The Police Board met at 6 o'clock last evening.
in their room at the Central Station, Mayor Pils
bury in the chair and a quorum present.
Patrolman 8. D. Hale, for absenting himself
without leave, was fined five days' pay.
Patrolman Jacob Hale, for neglect of duty, was
fined ten days' pay.
In the case of Officer J. Hursch and J. Wil.
liams, the former loses ten days' pay for neglect
of duty, and the latter three days' pay for the
same offense.
Patroman O. E. Roper was dismissed the force
for unoffoer-like conduct. Other officers have
been before the Police Board on graver charges
than those preferred against Officer Roper, and
have gotten off with much lighter punishment.
A Case of Bigamy.
On Monday Mary Hailer appeared before acting
Judge Holmes and swore out an affidavit charg
ing one Anseline Hailler with bigamy. The so
ousee was arrested last night and lodged in the
Central Station to answer.
Etiver eapl.na.
Silver Soapina. Gold Soapina. Pearl Soapina
can be found with all grocers, unless he is pre
judiced against home manufacture, or is an
enemy to the South.
We acknowledge the receipt from Staub. the
enterprising and ever-courteous newedealer of
Ex.hanae Place, of the following periodicals:
Harper's Magazine for Octobher. Harper's bazar.
Frank Leslie. Philadelphia Times and Illustra
ted New Yorker.
THE EQUIUNOTIAL.
AN NOIsIMMOUts MAIN 1PAIL, PLOODINEl
T11 CITY AND THIUBAThINING At
?1gTENlrVI OVIIRPtLOW.
Adminlttrato. r Cavanate eaves the City
from Another Deluge.
It has been some yeares sine New Orleans was
visited with such a long continued and severe
equinoctial storm. From Monday afternoon at
half past 4 o'clock torrents of rain have been de
scending upon us, and a gusty, strong wind from
the eastward. Tuesday morning found the city
a Venice, the most central being flooded and sev
etal well known spots but seldom covered before
completely under water. As breakfast time ap
proached it became a matter of no little coneern
with the batletess men as to how they should get
down town, and as
THE OuMTNIUet 51IF
gate no promise of elosing their water gates,
many gave up and settled down for a day at
home, The treacherous submerged street cross
lngs met their usual quota of unfortunate ones,
who launched out on the gutter's tide, whilst cor
ner sheds were garrisoned with the usual battal
ion of those waiting for the shower to let up.
The rain did not seem to come down in drops, but
rather in solid volumes, and so rapid was the so
cumlation in the rear canals they became full be.
fcte night, giving
THe IMAliM
all they could do to carry o Qg eep the
flood from being very ex p. m.
Monday up to 11a t, . i t to
the standard at the sign 0 , -100 inches
fell.
aOlves canal, 'Asvell as Mall thdeothel., *as
bank full, and thoseuho e in the rear of the
city felt, and the fei lg not *sed away,
that if this thing _s B e fltlbf 1875 will
come again.
omet aSt. John was wi four inches of its
bank's top durig the aft noon, sad tle strong
east-soUtheasterlylwind blbwing Will hit serve to
lower nit. - ?i. Jst
The New canal was alsoaull sand .ng. Just
this side of Hloyt's the water covered the shell
road for some distance. On the Lake there has
been a complete suspension of navigation, no ves
sel venturing out.
THE WIND NEVER VARIED
during the day or night more than two or three
points of the compass, but its velocity increased
wtiring Monday afternoon until by 8 o clock Tues
day morning it reached twenty-el miles an hour
and last evening rim up to thirty.-two. These
easterly winds are more dreaded than, perhaps,
any other along the lake coast, for they invariably
create a heavy swell and drive the Gulf's waters
into the narrowing limits about the Bigolets,
creating a great rise in the tide.
THE EFFECTS OF THE RTORtM
were not many, that is so far as uprooted trees or
broken signs were concerned. A school-house
fence and one or two signs succumbed, and in
many localities branches were broken from trees
but the wind was not nearly so much grumbled
at as the gloomy rain, falling hour after hour.
A CAVE-IN
on the levee in front of the Atlantic Press, in the
Third District, was reported early yesterday
morning, and a DEMOCRAT reporter visited the
spot. A landslide some sixty feet in length and
about seven in width and eighteen in thicaness
had commenced its descent into the river. The
curbstones lining the square block pavement of
Water street had some of them already nearly
disappeared, and from the present outlook it is
not improbable that a portion of the street will
follow to-night. This cave is at that weak spot
about which there has been so much discussion
of late, and for the reparation of which several
plans have been suggested. It needs now only
the casual glance of the most superficial eye to
perceive that it is a most dangerous point, and
that unless wing dame or some other preventive
measure be taken, there will in a very sho't time
be no street left.
DOWN TiHE COAST.
Notwithstanding the high wind there has been
nothing like any accident on the river. Last
evening the steamer Isabel arrived up from the
Quarantine Station, and'her captain reports that
he heard of no houses unroofed and buildings
damaged. The cane and rice were flattened
down all along the river, and these crops will
necessarily be more or less affected thereby. The
damage to the rice will be considerable, but with
good weather the cane will not be so badly off.
UP THE RIVRR.
So far as heard from the gale was not near so
violent, yet the little steamer St. Francis, plying
betweed this city and Weetwego had not arrived
as usual last evening, the heavy swell of the
river probably keeping her at the bank. The
ferrybots got a tossing about during the after
noon much to the discomfiture of those crossing,
but they made their regular trips notwithstand
ing this,
AT 11 O'CLOCK AT NIIHT
the floodgates of heaven were still open, and her
relentless tears were shed upon as with una
bated fury. The wind shifted a little to the
north and its keenness was felt by the way
farers. At that hour the entire rear portion of
the city up to Galvee street was under Water, the
different draining canals being completely over
flowed and having gotten the best of the drain
ing machines, which were working with full
speed.
The reports received at police headquarters
from the New Lake End was to the efl.ot that
from Brown's pavili.n to the railroad depot the
New Basin had overflowed its banks and sub
merged the surrounding lands to the depth of
three feet; that the kitchen of Brown's pavilion
had been swept away, and that lMr. Brown was
movi.g the effeoots of his house to the railroad
depot, and flying there himself with his family
for security.
The dredgeboat that was tied up in the New
Basin, at the New Lake End, broke loose from
her moorings and startel down the canal,
forced by the wind with such rapidity that the
bridge-keeper at the Lake was forced to turn the
bridge and allow her to go by for fear that she
would wreck the bridge. At last accounts she
was nearing the bridge at the Half-Way House,
and fears were entertained that she would col
lide with and damage a schooner that was an
chored ahead of her.
THE THREATENED OVERFLOW AVERTED
last night was due to the vigilance of Admin
istrator Oavanao and to him alone. The continu
one torrents that had been pouring down all the
afternoon, and the increasing wind after night
fall, made it not unlikely that the waters of Bayou
St. John and the New Basin would be backed up
and threaten their banks. The broad lakes that
covered the city to the rear of Rampart street
made it certain that but little addition
from either of the above sources would
bring about another overflew like that
of 1873. About 11 o'clock p. m. rumors of
a break in the Old Basin reached the ears of Ad
ministrator Cavanac, and h,, without any hesita
tion, although the matter belongs strictly to an
other department than his own, at once started
for the scene of the threatened disaster. Is a
quarter of an hour he bad secured the services
of two gangs of men who patrolled each side of
the Old Basin asitar out as the Bienville street
draining machine scrutinizing every weak spot.
Through mud and slush the Administrator, wet
to the skin, traveled, and near Claiborne bridge
discovered a
IBREAK TWENTY FEET WIDE,
through which the water was pouring. A set of
hands were immediately employed, and, after
much labor, this gap was closed, which, if left
alone, would have deluged the Second District.
Proceeding further, it was found that the water
was running over in
ANOTHER CREVASSE
at Johnson street, but the help secured, after
combatting it for some time, closed it. Pureuing
his examination, Mr. Oavanac learned of wsill
another break at Dorgenois street, where the
waters of Bayou St. John were washmg over, en
dangering the whole rear of the city. This, too,
WAS STOPPED,
and after the crisis had been passed, patrols were
ordered to keep guard against the rising waters.
On each side of the basins a squad of men
marched lantern in hand, inspecting every
weak place, and air. Cavanac's orders
were for them to remain on duty all night.
iAfter every thing had been made secure
on the basin, the next pomt of danger
was at the Bienville draining machine,
where it was said some weak spots ezisted. Visit
ing that, the energetic Administrator found every.
thing afte with the eteeIiph64 Oif.bleplaee Just
beyond the machinle, which he a.e ofafIer t be
watched. Hagan Avenue and lDiod IAteet
were nest thoroughly examined and all was found
It was after midnight when the reporter of t~i
DEMOORAT last saw Mrt, Oavana, wet to the sain,
on his way home satisfted that without some an.
forseen circumstance the danger had beenf passed
and the city saved from what would be a dire
catastrophe.
IN-otDENTR.
The wind, which blew a perfect hurricane,
blew down several signs and also a number of
trees,
The shed of a house on Magaline street, be
tween Marengo and Milan, was aleo destroyed,
and a portion of the wall of engine house No. 8,
Decatur street, was left a pile of ruins.
REIVITIEI.
The launching wharves of both the Hope and
Aspinwall bowing Olubs were washed away yes
terday.
The men employed in setting the wires on the
telegraph poles should be careful not to allow
the ends to drag on the street else the comps
nies may have to pay for the killing of some of
our fine hack teams. Buch a oase nearly hap.
pened on Monday night on Common street.
The First District Babcock engine will be soon
housed in one of the "thirteen buildings" on
Julia street, which has been converted into an
engine house. A very high tower, for the pur
poses of observation, surmounts the butlding end
overtopg the roofs of the highest buildings in the
city
SHORT ITEML.
Jameewart entered the house No. 10 Con
stance street, so says Thos Fergueon, with in.
tent to steal, and after gaining admittance he
threatened to burn the honee down. He, how
ever, did not arr t4s threat into eiecnuion, as
peelers for * W ved and landed Stewart
in the Beoond N l ation.
Louis Hende~,Pn, a nenro,was immured In the
Harbor 8tatioft Wharged with kidnapping.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock Tueeday morning a
thief entered a room of the residence of Madame
Lacoste on Villere street, near Dauphine, and
stole and carried away a lot of furniture.
August Ohevlte was looked up in the Third
Precinct, charged with being an escaped convict.
Buney Bell was arrested and immured in the
Sixth Precinct Station, charged by Joseph Greg
son with the larceny of a gold watch and chain
and a locket and chain.
Mrs. M. Littlefield was yesterday sent before
the Superior COrminal Court under $1000 bonds.
Wm. Conners, who was proved to be a thief
and a vagrant, was sent to the Parish Prison, by
acting Judge Holmes, for thirty days.
Acting Judge Holmes yesterday fired John o
Fitzgerald $5 for violating a city ordinance, and
on a charge of assault and battery sent him be- a
fore the First District Court under $250 bonds. I
Lonls Grady was yesterday sent before the I
Superior Criminal Court under $1000 bonds for I
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Bridget Casvoah was sent to the First Dtstri-tE
Court under $250 bonds on a charge of larceny.
Academy of Music.
Rain or no rain, storm or no storm, sCaeneuve I
will appear at the matinee today, and at night
again, in a select programme m prestidigitation,
and will be assisted by Mine. Caseneuve in the I
mysterious "Double lfdian Mail" trick, one of
the best ever performed in this city.
Caseneuve closes his engagement Saturday
night. On Sunday the "Baby" combination, I
from the Park Theatre, New York, will begin a
short engagement, producing during their stay
MoDonough'. adaptation of the celebrated
French play of "Bebe," which is said to be of
the sprightliest and funniest order. The Balti
more American, says of it:
The "Baby," which made its first appearance at
Ford's Opera House last night combines all the
peculiar olaracteristics of its species. Like Arte
mus Ward's kangaroo, it is an "amoosing little
cuss;" like everybody's baby, but our own, it is
naughty, and like our own babies, it is the dear. I
eat, delightfulleet, blessedest little darling as
ever was. You cannot analyse babies as you
would a star or a system, nor judge'them by the
ordinary rules of criticism as you would a grown
up baby who is a candidate for office or an aspirant
for Congress. And therefore the critics who
went to the theatre last night in the expectation
that an opportunity would be afforded them of
using their scalpel and subjecting the play to
their trenchant analysis must have been disap
pointed. "Baby," as presented to them, was a
combination of mirth, of roguishness and of mis
chief, filled with the spirit of humor, and at the
same time striking human, especially male weak
nesses, in their most vulnerable points.
A (Complaint.
The following is submitted to Col. Boylan's at
tention:
About 8 o'clock p. m., September 18, seven
drunken policemen in uniform and two or three
others in citizens' dress, supposed to be police
men, after having received their pay proceeded I
together on Canal street, using the most filthy
language imaginable. They took possession of
ear No. 20 of the Thoboupitoulas and New Levee
street line, and before stepping in two of their
number committed a nuisance, regardless as to
where they were or who was present. Their
behavior in the car was such as to make it al
together unsafe for an able-b rdied man to enter.
As the writer is a native of Orleans, and having
all along supported the Democratio party to the
fullest extent of his humble ability, he desires
to protest against such officers.
(EO. W. W.
uleitde.
Lest evening the body of an unknown white
woman in a state of nudity was found floating in
the river at the head of Toulouse street. The
body was subsequently identified to be that of
Mrs. Gustave Donafort, by her son, who, on
identifying the deceased, stated that she had
left home Monday evening at 9 o'clock. He
could give no cause why she should have de
stroyed herself. It is stated by her friends that
she was subject to temporary fits of insanity, and
it is supposed that while laboring under one of
these she oommitted suicide.
THE MIS1asl48PPI IPUNITENTIARY.
GRNmxmvtLE, iess., Sept. 12, 1877.
JEdior N. O. Dem-ocra-While reading the in
teresting number of the DFMOoRAT of September
1, I saw among other items the following:
"rhe convicts of the Mississippi Penitentiary
are escaping in tremendloua numoers."
Having been an active participant in this
branch of domestic life for a number of years,
and having a better opportunity to become ac
quainted with the rules and regulations of the
penitentiary for the government of convicts, I
feel it my duty as well as a pleasure to come to
the rescue and assistance of the lessees and one
or two of the contractors of the penitentiary. It
is true, as stated, that some cf the convicts have
made their escape, but a very few when com
pared with last year, and under former con
tractors. Messrs. Hamilton & Hebron, the pres
ent lessees, have made every effort to prevent
their escape, and rewards are always offered
promptly by them whenever one effects his
escape.
The clss of men employed to guard, as a gen
eral thing, are those who, like the prodigal son
have strayed far from home, God and triends, and
who have been deprived of the benefits of socie
ties by their vile and miserable conduct, who are
too lazy to work and who have no other means of
support, and in this, like all other pursuits of
life, they become careless and indifferent; and
when the convict sees this, who is always watch
mng for the chance, he makee his escape. Mr. C.
H. Smith, near this place, is working about sixty
convicts and has never lost a man. When he is
roperly guarded, and when the guard attends to
is business, it is a matter of impossibihty for
one to escape without being shot.
The convicts who have effeoted their nescape
are those worked by sub.lessees in the differeut
counties of the State, and not those worked by
the lessees proper, and are generally those
worked by men who have other parties attending
to their business and do not look after their own
interest. No convict can rffect his escape, and
the reason is simply this. He attends to his own
business and bhas a set of reliable men to guard
them, and pays them well for it, and by this means
he keeps the same guards all the time, and
the convicts having become acquainted with their
Svigilsaace and attentiveness know fall well that if
they mke an attempt to escape they will seritan
ly be killed.
Now, Mr. Editor, suppose that all other eon
tractors would follow the etample above, as well
as that of the lessees proper. Get ~ood mnen, pay
them for their services and keep theml, instead I
of the vagabond tramps who infest the roads and
river; there would never be an esaspe heard of,
and the dommunity would never be alarmed by
the cry of escaped convicts, I have heard, in the
last two years, a good deal of complaint about
the conviets escaping, and also about the way
that they are treated; and am not surprised that
the same has reached the DeatFonar, and am
glad tha t it h, as it gives me the opportunity
to reply.
I have visited all 6f the camps In the past
three weeks, not as an agent or employs of the
penitentiary, but as an outside party, and it gave
me pleasure to find that they were treated and
oared for so well. they are all well clad and,
have the greatest abundance to eat, and upon
the whole, I think, from my own experience of
three years' assoclation with the penitentiary,that
it Is now in a more prospering condition under
the management of Messrs. Hamilton & Hebron
than it has been at any previous time since the
war. I hope that the convicts will cease to
escape, as arrangements are being made for their
entire safety. Whenever one escapes, it
is certainly a great drawbatk to tb lessees; for
instance: If he is sentenced for five years, they
lose five years' work out of him, or the profits
which arise therefrom, and herein they pay for
him under the ir contract as long as their lease
remains in force. Now, Mr. Editor, if the "sub
lessees" will act their part and will hire one or
two good men instead of four or five tramps, and
will pay them the tramps' wages, and will watch
their own Interest, there will be no more escapes;
and I hope that this will be the last editorial on
the sunject of escaped convicts.
Yourts truly, ROUTEiR,
THE OUIRTT.
United Atates Dlltrict Court.
In this court yesterday was filed a petition by
E. U. Feinour, asking that Charles Hodges be de
clared an involuntary bankrupt, he having, it is
alleged, committed an act of bankruptcy making
him amenable to the statute.
United satnes Commlisslnner's Court.
Before United States Commissioner Adams,
Jas. McConneli, F. Dloreux, Ant. Williams, P.
Parinelle, V. OCrbnjal and Ant. Olijla were re
leased on bonds of 5400 each. These men are
charged, under sections 8857 and 8898 U. 8,. Re
vised Statutes, with selling whisky and cigars un
lawfully.
qerend District Court.
The successions of Benj. DeBar, Victor Jamey
and Jean Baptiste were opened yesterday.
Third District Court.
A. Lavergne et alss. instituted suit before
Judge Monroe yesterday against the city of New
Orleans and Thes. H. Handy, Civil Sheriff, for
the sum of $20,000.
The grounds of the plaintiffs' action Is that they
are the heirs of JeatlLaverene, who was the
grantee of certain lands situated on Lake Pont
chartrain from Don Louis Utnaga, Qoverror of
Louisiana in 1771. These lands were situated at
the month of the Bayou St. John, and the heirs
are still owners of the piece, except a small res
ervation on which Spanish Fortis situated. Some
time since these lands were sold for drainage
taxes by the sheriff and adjudicated to the city.
Plaintiffs allege that the said judgment for
taxes and the consequent sale was null and void,
for the reason that they, the said heirs, were not
properly notified of the suit, although their resi
dence was well known. On the (0th of August
1878, the city by ordinance granted the right of
way through this land to the Usnal Street, Oity
Park and Lake Railroad Company, which fran
chise, together with the road, was sold to Thom
as H. Handy, by the United States Marshal, at
the suit in bankruptcy of E. P. Hamilton and
others against the said road.
Hence this action for damages.
THE LENLITIE OF TIEU WAR.
[N. Y. Tribune Uorrespondenoe.]
LoNDoN, Aug. 28.--Speculation as to
thp war now seems to take the turn of
hdw long it will take to cary the strug
gle to its bitter end. Will the war ex
tend over the winter, or is there time
yet left before the bad weather sets in
to finish the campaign and arrive at
peace? The position and prospects of
both armies, so far as we are allowed to
know them, do not certainly indicate a
speedy end to the campaign.
The consequences to Russia of a pro
traction of the campaign through the
winter might be so serious as almost to
indu:e the belief that she would be pre
pared to acceptreasonable terms rather
than incur them. It will be utterly im
possible to maintain an army in camp
during the severity of a Bulgarian win
ter. The supplies, again, are not large,
and a well luIfurmed correspondent esti
mates, in his letter to a London jour
nal, that Bulgaria will not be equal to
the task of furnishing more than a
month's subsistence to the Russian
armies. Communication with the base
in mid-winter will be practically shut
off, and the Danube will not be a very
convenient means of transport. Here,
then, are difficulties which Russia may
well pause before she encounters,
and which for the time tends to favor
the Turks.
There is yet, however, time for much
to be done. Events may take a very
critical turn one way or the other. The
Russians have abundant opportunity of
making a tremendous onslaught. In
deed, it is incredible that they should
not do so. There is every indication
that a battle must be fought on a scale
which shall transcend anything we
have yet heard from the seat of war,
and in this they may succeed in a man
ner which will more than atone for their
recent losses.
If we turn from the military to the
political arena, we see almost the same
calmness and torpidity prevailing. The
checks which the Russlans received in
their onward march must have had the
effect of quieting the apprehensions of
the Russophobes in all countries. The
prospect of a Muscovite occupation of
Constantinople seem to be a vision of
the past, and the action which Austria
took so precipitately a week or two ago
seems to have come to an end, at all
events for a time. The governments of
Vienna and Pesth appear now to be re
lying more upon the fact that the Czar
will need the countenance if not the
support of his neighbors in making
peace, than acting on the assumption
that he is in a position to fight with
other powers than Turkey. Whatever
may be the ultimate result of the war,
it is growing every day less likely that
the Turkish power will be completely
annihilated, or that Russia will seek to
set up the chain of Slavonic States,
which seems to be the only consequence
which Austria dreads from the war.
sULEIMAN PASHA.
Suleiman is described by a correspond
ent of the London Times as a most un
ostentatious and reserved man. His
tent consists of a simple piece of canvas
stretched across two sticks, under
which he crawls at night and sleeps on
the ground, and, being once in, leaves
no room to spare for a shakedown for
anybody else. Guards, sentries, order
lies, and all the pomp and circumstance
of military rank are dispensed with,
and his two or three aides-de-camp
bivouac in like style near him. His two
horses are picketed in front of his tent,
with their sadules on their backs, and
take their chance of forage with the
rest of the cavalry in the same way that
their master expects no different fare
from the rest of the army. He is a man
of about 40 to 45, tall and strongly built,
with a rough, weather beaten face a
forehead very much wrinkled and a
short red beard and moustache. In de
tail and in matters of organization he
seems to have great readlne s, ".
perception of what is heoeea
provisioning, forwarding ammtoI
any other administrattive part
generalship, while at the same time he
appears to have the intuitive qualities of
a born commander, which enable hita
to carry out a plan rapidly and sUaooses
fully without going through any of the
accepted and roundabout methods of
modern warfare.
-. --q, -
dAMB1TTA.
[New York Sun.]
Gambetta was out out to be the leader
of his party. He has an influence over
his followers derived from the prestige
power always gives ; and if they threaten
revolt he has the weight of his Jourtlna.
La Republique Francraie, and the oo "
stant popularity of his name to ort
them with. M. Gambetta appears It
three roles, all of which contribute to
his success. He is a man of the people,
a democratic (Jesar, and the ohlef of a
great political party. In the Assembly
there are two (arnbettas, The one,
swayed by his former habits of life, in
terrupts the speakers, questions them
and shows a fearless and rough spirit
of opposition. The other app ears in
the tribune when he rises to addrees the
Deputies. This tribune, which un
nerves, excites, and overawes so many
speakers carlts, cools, and quiets Gam
betta. T'here he stands, with his head
thrown forward as usual. HIls is not the
most refined nature. His voice is more
heavy than strong. When he is pathetitl
it seems forced. His grating inveotives
irritate rather than destroy. Sometimes
he seems to IdAe himself in a kind of
sonorous language and in a curious
balancing of his sentences. He Is not a
master of irony, but is perhaps the first
contemporary orator in the Assembly.
His voice resounds sometimes as if It
came through a mask of the ancient ho'
man stage. He becomes vehement, and
then the tribune holds a great orator.
Yet he says only what he wishes to sayt
There are two natures in this speaker
one, that of the cold politician; another,
that of the fiery orator. The it is the
obedient slave of the first. When L
Qambetta descends from the tribune
rest assured that the politician does not
regret one of the premeditated trains
ports of the orator.
. .....- 4l-O- 41.c) ---- i.
THIE IIANHERH' AgSOCAATION,
IN. Y. Tribune, t pt. 1,.1
The second day of the conventioln of
the American Bankers' Association was
more largely attended than the first,
nearly o00 delegates being present, A
cateful estimate, made by one of the
oldest bankers, shows that there are
500 banks represented in this conven
tion, controlling an agregate capitpJ. of
$30o,000,000, divided as follows: mew
York, $80,000,000; Boston, *$0,000,000;
Philadelphia, $30,000 000; other cities
$130,000,000. This, said the president of
one of the leading Boston banks, is
about one-half the volume of greep
backs and national bank notes to be
converted into gol , and when Seoretary
Seerman declares his readiness to take
a bold step the banks will stand by himt
and see that resumption is effected with
as little disturbance of values as pol
sible.
THE ORIANIZATION OF TilE SENATI.
The Indianapolis Journal the organ
of Senator Morton and the Indiana Re
vublicans, has this to say concerning
the organization of the next Senate:
"The absence of Senators Morton and
Patterson, and the armed neutrality of
several other Republican members of
the Senate, make the chances of the
organization of that body by the Demo
crats no very improbable matter."
Mrs. Juggins lost one of her lodgers
lately. He went off suddenly on urgent
private affairs, and forgot to settle his
little account. "Ah," says the old lady,
"when 'e come 'ere 'e called 'iself a
capting; but I've discovered to my cost
'e's only a left tenant.-[Boston Post.
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